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Originally Posted by fr0st
Last question how big of a step up is the RME converters over the motu... It may be better for me to just purchase a rosetta 800 or something ..
i would say that the step between the MotU and the RME is smaller than the step between the RME and the rosetta 800. i replaced a MH 2882+DSP w/ the rosetta 800-192. now, apart from the mic pres i thought i experiencing tolerable digital w/ the MH. everything that i had heard that was 'better' was a LOT more money. when i had a chance to listen to the rosetta 800 i wasn't prepared for the jump in quality over the MH. so i offed the MH to a new home and purchased the apogee. they actually didn't have a 192 in stock so i was given an RME as a loaner. the fireface sounded brighter than the MH with good transient response and an accurate and clear sound. compared to the MH i thought it sounded a bit clinical. but the apogee is really a whole different beast - clarity, speed, transient detail, good microdynamics, nice translation of size of soundstage in stereo tracks, with ultra low levels of electronic grain and that digital "glare" that my ears seem to be so sensitive to. not quite DSD, but pretty darned good for a medium i thought i would never really be happy with. clocked to the big ben.
the digital future might not be so bright after all. (a ironic pun)